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https://www.washingtonpost.com...pport-avery-sanford/

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Avery Sanford was days away from graduating from high school in Virginia when her estranged father emptied a trailer containing 80,000 pennies onto the front lawn of her home last month.


“My mom came out and was like, ‘What are you dumping in my yard?’ ” she told WTVR. “She didn’t know who it was until he shouted, ‘It’s your final child support payment.’

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Devastated by her dad’s display, Sanford, 18, her mother and several friends picked up the tens of thousands of pennies and wondered what they should do next. Their answer: Donate the $800 in coins to a domestic abuse center.


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That's a man who gives no thought to his child's feelings.


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MA, +1. What a cruel *sshole.

As for the mother's and daughter's decision to donate the money, it turned out to be the gift that kept on giving, wow!

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Since local media first reported the story this week, the shelter says it has seen a spike of more than $5,000 in donations, with some people citing the family as a reason for their gifts.


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When many of us were young, pennies were not legal tender for payment of debts. But, apparently, that changed, and the mythos lingers on in my brain.
 
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